How do I apply for licensure as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist?
• file the application for the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (Form 1), • pay the application and registration fee ($345), • have the college or university from which you completed your graduate program verify that you received a master’s or doctoral degree in marriage and family therapy or a related degree that includes course content required in the law and regulations (Form 2 and transcript), • apply for a limited permit to meet the requirements for supervised experience and examination in a setting acceptable to the Department (Form 5 and $70 fee) • pass the licensing examination from the Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB), • have your employer or supervisor document that you completed 1,500 client contact hours of supervised experience in marriage and family therapy, acceptable to the Department, through either: • 1,500 hours, which may include the practicum, if you graduated from a MFT program (Form 4 and 4B) or, • 1,500 hours of post-de
